There was an extra spring in the step of a number of Wellington Phoenix players today as they completed their final training run of the week before Sunday's A-League clash away at Adelaide United. New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson was an interested spectator for the entire session at the club's new training base in Berhampore, and spent time deep in conversation with several players afterwards. Hudson was accompanied by his goalkeeping coach Paul Gothard, while under-17 co-coach Chris Zoricich was also in attendance. I'm guessing they'd want to be in front of him every day if they could, considering the year we've got ahead. There's also the small matter of the Confederations Cup in June, where New Zealand will face hosts Russia, Mexico and Portugal.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 02:46 UTC